artist spotlight – Maryfrances Carter
One of the things I love most about the online world is learning about artists and creative business owners with whom I might never cross paths. I have gotten to admire the work of people who are wildly creative and make amazing works of art out of paper, paint, clay, metal, and more. It’s inspiring […]
antique shoe cart reproduction & inspiration
Over the years, I have bought and sold more antique “shoe carts” than I can properly remember. These antique shelves on wheels are called shoe carts because they were often used in shoe factories to transport shoes around the factory. I have found carts that are all different shapes and sizes and made in different […]
front porch confessions
On Instagram over the weekend, I shared a confession. I posted, “I don’t know who needs to hear this, but I still have pumpkins on my porch.” Of course, I meant it to be a bit of self-deprecating humor, laughing at the fact that I had let pumpkins sit on my front porch almost three […]
two of the best shows on TV
I have mentioned both of these series in past Favorites Posts as well as on the TCe podcast. And I can’t count the number of times I have brought them up in conversations with other people, specifically when talking about art or adjacent subjects like finding your creative voice. I have watched all available seasons […]
caring for wood floors in a kitchen
I’ve been asked a few times over the years about having wood floors in the kitchen, so I thought I would share my experience as well as how I care for them. We inherited wood floors in the kitchen of our previous home in Minnesota, but I selected wood floors for our current home when […]
better & done
What started as “feeling under the weather” and having a bit of a sore throat early last week turned into being flat-out sick mid-week. So instead of photographing things I’ve worked on, painting in my studio, and getting things ticked off the to-do list, I was blowing my nose raw and redecorating my nightstand with […]
put a rabbit painting on it
I have learned over working on many rooms in the homes we’ve lived in through the years that there are always little loose ends that languish until you get sick of looking at them. For me, it’s often installing shoe molding or touching up trim for some reason. I was pretty good at keeping a […]
studio moments
I spent some time last week moving the new bookcases in (you can read about that HERE) and getting the studio tidied up and I realized I hadn’t shown my studio in a while. Last year, I tried out a few different arrangements (mostly swapping the desk and easel) and this is where it has […]